Kanari wildfires vs Usgs Earthquakes
A side-by-side look at the Kanari wildfires and Usgs Earthquakes MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Kanari wildfires for environment & nature work over a hosted endpoint; choose Usgs Earthquakes for environment & nature as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose Kanari wildfires when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Environment & Nature domain.
- You prefer a remote HTTP/SSE transport.
- You want tools like
active_fires, fire_archive_search, fire_details.
Choose Usgs Earthquakes when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Environment & Nature domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- Its auth model fits you: No auth required.
- You want tools like
search_earthquakes, get_earthquake, count_earthquakes.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Environment & Nature | Environment & Nature |
| Quality signal | 52/100 · Good | 53/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Remote HTTP/SSE | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | Not declared | No auth required |
| Pricing | Not declared | Free |
| Required env vars | None listed | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 1 | 0 |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 6 | 3 |
| Full listing | View Kanari wildfires | View Usgs Earthquakes |
Tools & capabilities
Kanari wildfires tools 6
active_firesFire clusters detected by satellite over the last N hours (default 24), worldwide or filtered by ISO-2 country, bounding box, or a point with a radius. Returns up to `limit` clusters ranked by relevance (corroborated and recent first). Use for 'is there a fire near X right now' or 'wildfires in <country> today'. Each cluster: position, first/last satellite pass (UTC), detections per sensor, peak fire radiative power (MW), confidence (possible | probable | corrobore = cross-checked with witnesses).fire_archive_searchSearch kanari's archive of significant wildfires (since 2026-08-03): by ISO-2 country, date range or month, minimum detections or power, status. Each result has a permanent page URL (kanari.io/fr/feu/<slug>). Use for 'what fires happened in <country> in <month>', 'biggest fires this week', 'is the fire near X still active'.fire_detailsFull record of an archived fire by its slug (from fire_archive_search or a kanari.io/fr/feu/<slug> URL): timeline, detections per sensor, peak power, status, witness posts, first press article, aircraft observed on zone.wildfire_statsAggregated figures from kanari's archive for a period (today, 7d, 30d, a calendar month, or all since 2026-08-03), worldwide or for one ISO-2 country: number of significant fires, active ones, fires with witnesses or aircraft, peak power, daily series, most affected countries and French departments, biggest fires with URLs. Includes a ready-to-cite sentence with the source.firefighting_aircraftNear real-time ADS-B positions of water bombers and firefighting helicopters worldwide (Canadair CL-415/CL-215, Air Tractor Fire Boss, DC-10 / BAe 146 tankers, S-64 Air Crane, Firehawk…). Optional ISO-2 filter on the aircraft's country of registration. Coverage and aircraft identification are incomplete; some equipped helicopters also operate at night.earliness_casesAutomatic geographic matches between satellite and press timestamps over 72 h. Includes positive and negative gaps; median over all valid matches. Not kanari alert publication time, not proof of distinct fires or a lead over emergency services. Source article links when available.
Usgs Earthquakes tools 3
search_earthquakesSearch the USGS earthquake catalog (FDSNWS event API) for real-time and historical seismic events. Filter by time window, magnitude, depth, and a circular geographic area. For "last N days/hours" questions pass `days`/`hours` rather than computing start_time yourself. Returns a compact list of quak…get_earthquakeGet full detail for a single earthquake by its USGS event id (e.g. "us7000n7n8"). Returns magnitude, location, time, depth, felt reports, tsunami flag, PAGER alert level, status, contributing networks, and detail URLs. Keyless.count_earthquakesCount earthquakes matching a filter without returning the events — fast for questions like "how many M5+ quakes in the last 7 days near X". Same filters as search_earthquakes (time, magnitude, circular area); for "last N days/hours" questions pass `days`/`hours` rather than computing start_time you…
Ready-to-paste client configs
Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
Kanari wildfires
{
"mcpServers": {
"kanari-wildfires": {
"url": "https://kanari.io/api/mcp"
}
}
}
Usgs Earthquakes
{
"mcpServers": {
"usgs-earthquakes": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@pipeworx/mcp-usgs-earthquakes"
]
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
Kanari wildfires is categorized under Environment & Nature and uses a remote HTTP/SSE transport. Usgs Earthquakes belongs to Environment & Nature and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick Kanari wildfires for environment & nature work and Usgs Earthquakes for environment & nature.
Copy the mcpServers block from the config section on this page into your client's config (for example claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json), then fully restart the client.
Kanari wildfires has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. Usgs Earthquakes is listed as free. Auth: no auth required. If a server needs environment variables such as API keys, define them under the env key in your client's MCP config.
Yes. MCP clients support multiple servers: add kanari-wildfires and usgs-earthquakes as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Kanari wildfires has a quality signal of 52/100 (Good) with 0 views, 0 installs and 1 GitHub stars. Usgs Earthquakes has 53/100 (Good) with 0 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars.